Top Songs of 1988
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
16
1182
 A Guy Called Gerald Voodoo Ray Acid House
A-ha Stay on These Roads Synthpop
Al B. Sure! Nite and Day Contemporary R&B, Smooth Soul
Alain Souchon Quand j'serai K.O. French Pop
All About Eve Martha's Harbour Contemporary Folk, Dream Pop
99
7127
 Anita Baker Giving You the Best That I Got Smooth Soul
66
4834
 Bangles Eternal Flame Adult Contemporary
110
7685
 Beat Happening Indian Summer Twee Pop
Bernard Lavilliers On The Road Again Chanson, French Pop, Rock
129
8809
 Bette Midler Wind Beneath My Wings Adult Contemporary
51
3721
 Big Daddy Kane Ain't No Half Steppin' Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
Billy Ocean Get Out of My Dreams, Get into My Car Pop
Biz Markie Vapors Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
37
2808
 Bobby Brown My Prerogative New Jack Swing
49
3601
 Bobby McFerrin Don't Worry Be Happy A cappella, Pop
Bon Jovi Bad Medicine Glam Metal
79
5856
 Boogie Down Productions My Philosophy Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
Boogie Down Productions I'm Still #1 Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
92
6822
 Brian Wilson Love and Mercy Art Pop, Sunshine Pop, Synthpop
77
5808
 Caifanes Viento Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
135
9436
 Cheap Trick The Flame AOR, Soft Rock
109
7641
 Cocteau Twins Carolyn's Fingers Dream Pop
127
8696
 Cowboy Junkies Sweet Jane Dream Pop, Slowcore
Cowboy Junkies Misguided Angel Alt-Country, Americana
Cowboy Junkies Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) Alt-Country, Americana, Slowcore
64
4706
 Crowded House Into Temptation Baroque Pop
65
4765
 Crowded House Better Be Home Soon Soft Rock
90
6687
 Danzig Mother Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
82
5927
 De La Soul Plug Tunin' Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
94
6909
 De La Soul Jenifa (Taught Me) Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
133
9252
 De La Soul Potholes in My Lawn East Coast Hip Hop
4
467
 Dinosaur Jr. Freak Scene Indie Rock
143
9973
 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Parents Just Don't Understand Boom Bap, Comedy Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
126
8680
 D-Mob feat. Gary Haisman We Call It Acieed Acid House
81
5898
 Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians What I Am Alternative Rock
28
2401
 Enya Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) New Age
50
3602
 EPMD You Gots to Chill Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
60
4543
 EPMD Strictly Business Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
69
5002
 Erasure A Little Respect Synthpop
Erasure Ship of Fools Synthpop
20
1510
 Eric B. & Rakim Follow the Leader East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
76
5807
 Eric B. & Rakim Microphone Fiend Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
Étienne Daho Des Heures hindoues Chanson, French Pop
Étienne Daho Bleu Comme Toi Chanson, French Pop
97
7032
 E.U. Da'Butt Go-Go
119
8372
 Fairground Attraction Perfect Folk Pop
17
1232
 Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy New Wave, Pop Rock
Franco Battiato E ti vengo a cercare Italo Pop
Front 242 Headhunter EBM
6
541
 Fugazi Waiting Room Post-Hardcore
Gamine Voilà les anges Chanson, French Pop, Indie Pop
54
4202
 Gipsy Kings Bamboleo Rumba Catalana, Rumba Flamenca
Gregory Isaacs Rumors Digital Dancehall
62
4691
 Guns N' Roses Patience Acoustic Rock
31
2482
 Happy Mondays WFL (Wrote for Luck) Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
Happy Mondays Lazyitis (One Armed Boxer) Baggy / Madchester
86
6439
 Ice-T Colors Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
Iggy Pop Cold Metal Hard Rock
36
2702
 Inner City Big Fun Chicago House, Detroit Techno
105
7479
 Iron Maiden Can I Play With Madness Heavy Metal
120
8413
 Ivano Fossati La costruzione di un amore Singer/Songwriter
Jacques Higelin Tombé du ciel Chanson, French Pop
James Taylor Never Die Young Singer/Songwriter
33
2601
 Jane's Addiction Jane Says Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock
140
9872
 Jane's Addiction Ted, Just Admit It... Alternative Metal, Art Rock, Hard Rock
Jane's Addiction Mountain Song Alternative Rock, Hard Rock
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts I Hate Myself for Loving You Hard Rock
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers When Harpo Played His Harp Rock & Roll
102
7257
 Jungle Brothers I'll House You East Coast Hip Hop, Hip House
122
8480
 Jungle Brothers Straight out the Jungle East Coast Hip Hop
Kariya Let Me Love You for Tonight House
134
9299
 Karyn White Superwoman Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul
38
2873
 Kate Bush This Woman's Work Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Keith Jarrett The Song Is You ECM Style Jazz, Post-Bop
93
6866
 Keith Richards Take It So Hard Blues Rock
101
7204
 Keith Sweat I Want Her New Jack Swing
Keith Whitley When You Say Nothing at All Contemporary Country, Country Pop
142
9915
 Kenny y Los Eléctricos No huyas de mi AOR, Pop Rock
25
2082
 Leonard Cohen Tower of Song Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
30
2452
 Leonard Cohen Everybody Knows Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
46
3293
 Leonard Cohen First We Take Manhattan Singer/Songwriter, Synthpop
113
7915
 Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
Les Negresses Vertes Voilà l’été Chanson alternative
98
7060
 Les Rita Mitsouko Le petit train French Pop, New Wave, Synthpop, Zolo
Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne Close My Eyes Forever Hard Rock
40
2915
 Living Colour Cult of Personality Funk Metal, Hard Rock
Loop Collision Space Rock
83
6181
 Los Fabulosos Cadillacs feat. Celia Cruz Vasos vacíos Latin Alternative, Ska
130
9009
 Los Prisioneros We Are South American Rockers New Wave, Pop Rock
96
7021
 L'Trimm Cars with the Boom Miami Bass, Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
42
3003
 Lucinda Williams Passionate Kisses Alt-Country, Jangle Pop
Lucinda Williams Changed the Locks Alt-Country, Country Rock
84
6296
 Lyle Lovett If I Had a Boat Contemporary Country
24
2075
 Mano Negra Mala vida Gypsy Punk
111
7883
 Mantronix King of the Beats East Coast Hip Hop
87
6574
 Marley Marl feat. Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap & Big Daddy Kane The Symphony Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Martika Toy Soldiers Pop
Mary Margaret O'Hara To Cry About Singer/Songwriter
MC Lyte Paper Thin East Coast Hip Hop
Mecano Mujer Contra Mujer/Une femme avec une femme Sophisti-Pop
18
1320
 Metallica One Thrash Metal
114
7923
 Metallica ...And Justice For All Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal
Metallica Blackened Thrash Metal
58
4447
 Michelle Shocked Anchorage Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Mike & The Mechanics The Living Years Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock
80
5868
 Milli Vanilli Girl, You Know It's True Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
124
8609
 Ministry Stigmata Industrial Rock
8
703
 Morrissey Everyday Is Like Sunday Indie Pop
22
1678
 Morrissey Suedehead Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
13
859
 Mudhoney Touch Me I'm Sick Garage Punk, Grunge
12
857
 My Bloody Valentine You Made Me Realise Noise Pop, Noise Rock, Shoegaze
85
6360
 My Bloody Valentine Feed Me with Your Kiss Noise Pop, Shoegaze
My Bloody Valentine Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside) Noise Pop, Shoegaze
Neil Young and the Bluenotes This Note's for You Blues Rock
14
890
 Neneh Cherry Buffalo Stance Dance-Pop, Pop Rap
117
8120
 New Kids on the Block You Got It (The Right Stuff) Boy Band
11
773
 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Mercy Seat Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
136
9473
 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Deanna Garage Rock, Post-Punk
95
6913
 Nirvana Love Buzz Grunge
3
427
 N.W.A Straight Outta Compton Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
5
484
 N.W.A Fuck tha Police Gangsta Rap, Political Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop
23
1995
 N.W.A Express Yourself Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop
70
5052
 N.W.A Gangsta Gangsta Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
75
5772
 Ofra Haza Im nin'alu (English Mix) Dance-Pop, Jewish Music, Mizrahi Music
Patricia Kaas Mademoiselle Chante Le Blues Chanson, French Pop
74
5595
 Patti Smith People Have the Power Art Rock, Pop Rock
Patti Smith The Jackson Song Art Rock
55
4207
 Paula Abdul Straight Up Dance-Pop, Synthpop
44
3208
 Pet Shop Boys Left to My Own Devices Dance-Pop, Hi-NRG, Synthpop
Pet Shop Boys Domino Dancing Freestyle, Synthpop
Phase II Reachin' Garage House
1
309
 Pixies Where Is My Mind? Indie Rock
15
1015
 Pixies Gigantic Indie Rock
Pixies Cactus Indie Rock
Pixies Bone Machine Indie Rock
132
9095
 Poison Every Rose Has Its Thorn Acoustic Rock, Pop Rock
47
3433
 Prefab Sprout The King of Rock 'n' Roll New Wave, Pop Rock
72
5384
 Prefab Sprout Cars and Girls New Wave, Sophisti-Pop
27
2242
 Prince Alphabet St. Funk, Pop Soul
Prince I Wish U Heaven Pop Rock, Pop Soul
10
731
 Public Enemy Don't Believe the Hype East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
32
2579
 Public Enemy Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
Public Enemy She Watch Channel Zero?! Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Public Enemy Night of the Living Baseheads East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
Public Enemy Louder Than a Bomb East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
Queen Latifah Princess of the Posse East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Queensrÿche Revolution Calling Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal
35
2631
 R.E.M. Orange Crush Jangle Pop
59
4521
 R.E.M. World Leader Pretend Jangle Pop
R.E.M. Stand Alternative Rock, Power Pop
9
710
 Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock It Takes Two East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Robert Palmer Simply Irresistible Pop Rock
Rod Stewart Forever Young Pop Rock
116
7989
 Rosanne Cash Runaway Train Country
88
6612
 Roxanne Shanté Go On Girl East Coast Hip Hop
108
7631
 Roxette The Look Pop Rock
Roxette Listen to Your Heart Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock
89
6668
 Royal House Can You Party House
78
5829
 Run-D.M.C. Run's House (What's It All About?) East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Sade Love Is Stronger Than Pride Contemporary R&B, Smooth Jazz, Smooth Soul
Sade Paradise Smooth Soul, Sophisti-Pop
Salt 'n' Pepa Shake Your Thang East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Sam Brown Stop Blue Eyed Soul
Scritti Politti Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy) Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
21
1671
 S'Express Theme from S-Express Acid House
118
8245
 Siouxsie and The Banshees Peek-a-Boo Art Pop, New Wave
Slayer South Of Heaven Thrash Metal
41
2932
 Slick Rick Children's Story Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
106
7513
 Slick Rick Mona Lisa Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
125
8679
 Slick Rick Hey Young World Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Smith & Mighty Anyone... Trip Hop
73
5550
 Soda Stereo En la ciudad de la furia Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
2
316
 Sonic Youth Teen Age Riot Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
112
7902
 Sonic Youth Silver Rocket Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
Sonic Youth The Sprawl Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
Soul II Soul feat. Rose Windross Fairplay Contemporary R&B
Soulsister The Way to Your Heart Blue Eyed Soul
48
3458
 Spacemen 3 Revolution Neo-Psychedelia, Space Rock
Spirit of the West Political Celtic Rock
43
3202
 Stetsasonic Talkin' All That Jazz East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
115
7943
 Steve Earle Copperhead Road Alt-Country, Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
141
9885
 Steve Winwood Roll With It Pop Rock
SWA Arroyo Hard Rock, Post-Hardcore
128
8798
 Syd Barrett Opel Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock
121
8466
 Talk Talk Desire Art Rock, Post-Rock
Talk Talk I Believe in You Art Rock, Post-Rock
Talk Talk The Rainbow Art Rock, Post-Rock
103
7391
 Talking Heads Nothing But Flowers Art Pop, Pop Rock
Talking Heads Mr. Jones Art Pop, Pop Rock
131
9061
 Tanita Tikaram Good Tradition Folk Pop
139
9820
 The 45 King The 900 Number Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
The Beach Boys Kokomo Film Soundtrack, Pop
19
1437
 The Church Under the Milky Way Jangle Pop
71
5281
 The Dead Milkmen Punk Rock Girl Pop Punk
The Fall Victoria Indie Rock, Post-Punk
The Feelies Away Jangle Pop, Post-Punk
53
3948
 The Go-Betweens Streets of Your Town Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
The Go-Betweens Love Goes On! Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
57
4399
 The House of Love Christine Indie Pop, Noise Pop
107
7557
 The House of Love Destroy the Heart Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
The James Taylor Quartet The Theme from Starsky & Hutch Acid Jazz, Television Music
The Jeff Healey Band Angel Eyes Blues Rock, Pop Rock
56
4296
 The Jesus and Mary Chain Sidewalking Noise Pop
123
8596
 The Pogues Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six Celtic Punk, Celtic Rock
The Pogues If I Should Fall From Grace with God Celtic Punk, Celtic Rock
29
2419
 The Primitives Crash Jangle Pop, Power Pop
68
4994
 The Proclaimers I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Folk Pop, Pop Rock
The Proclaimers Sunshine on Leith Folk Pop
100
7164
 The Stone Roses Elephant Stone Baggy / Madchester, Jangle Pop
The Timelords [The KLF] Doctorin' the Tardis Novelty, Plunderphonics
26
2168
 The Traveling Wilburys Handle with Care Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
The Traveling Wilburys End of the Line Pop Rock, Roots Rock
45
3270
 The Waterboys Fisherman's Blues Celtic Rock
The Waterboys And a Bang on the Ear Celtic Rock
The Wedding Present Nobody's Twisting Your Arm C86, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop
The Wedding Present Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now C86, Jangle Pop
138
9756
 The Young Gods L'Amourir Industrial Rock
They Might Be Giants Ana Ng Alternative Rock, Indie Pop
Thin White Rope Red Sun Alternative Rock, Paisley Underground
39
2883
 Tone-Lōc Wild Thing Pop Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
Tony Toni Toné Little Walter New Jack Swing
Toto Pamela AOR, Pop Rock
7
642
 Tracy Chapman Fast Car Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
61
4606
 Tracy Chapman Talkin' Bout a Revolution Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Transvision Vamp I Want Your Love Power Pop
Turntable Orchestra You're Gonna Miss Me Deep House, Latin House
34
2607
 U2 Desire Rock
52
3893
 U2 Angel of Harlem Blue Eyed Soul, Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
63
4701
 U2 All I Want Is You Pop Rock
91
6791
 U2 God, Part II Pop Rock
137
9661
 U2 & B.B. King When Love Comes to Town Blues Rock
Ultra Vivid Scene Mercy Seat Indie Pop, Noise Pop
Van Halen When It's Love AOR, Glam Metal
Wire Kidney Bingos Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
67
4969
 Womack and Womack Teardrops Pop Soul
Yazz The Only Way Is Up House
104
7473
 Yello The Race Electropop, Synthpop
Young M.C. Know How West Coast Hip Hop